Crab-eating Mongoose vs silky cuscus

Herpestes urva compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Herpestidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Herpestes	Phalanger
Species	Herpestes urva	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	silky cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.